10 The WoodMizer Way Winter 2019 1ST PLACE Homes Major Struc tures ha t st arte d out as an ide a st e mming fr om a mag azine art icle S t e v e W ilson fe lt t ha t his pe r sist e nce w ould ge t him t o t he fnal goal of a t imbe r frame home Aft e r consult a t ion wit h an ar c hit e ct I st art e d cut t ing t r ee s said S t e v e While t he home st ands t all in t he mount ains of Mont ana t he 450 r e d oak be ams w e r e mille d in Nort h Car olina b y S t e v e and his W ood Miz e r L T40 S upe r Hy draulic sa wmill Once cut t he y w e r e drie d in a she d he b uilt wit h t he he lp of a frie nd Aft e r fabrica t ion t he timbe r s w er e t rans port e d t o w e st e r n Mont ana and the frame e r e ct e d to be drie d o v e r t he ne xt t w o y e ar s It t ook about f our fa tbe ds t o mo v e t he t imbe r s said S t e v e T he t imbe r frame home wasn t t he only t hing on S te v e s mind w hile milling He also cut a v arie t y of har d w oods t ha t he use d to b uild fur nit ur e in Nort h Car olina I also br ought one fa tbe d of maple c he r r y waln ut oak poplar r e d ce dar t o Mont ana f or m y fur nit ur e making hob b y said S t e v e T his cause d a ripple e fe ct t ha t be g an t he addit ions of mor e she ds a shop and a sa wmill she d a t t he Mont ana home W t o k e e p all of t he t ransport ed har d w ood Ho w e v e r he was t he n ab le t o fll his home wit h do z e ns of his o wn fur nitur e cr e a t ions using t he lumbe r as w e ll S t e v e use d his W oodMiz e r f or t he milling pr oce ss and said t ha t t he fe a t ur e t ha t assist e d him t he most during all of t his was t he h y draulic syst e m He was also ab le t o sa v e ar ound 50000 comple t ing t his pr oje ct himse lf I had a mor e t han full t ime job so milling was primarily on t he w e e ke nds said S te v e In a lit t le mor e t han fv e y e ar s he was ab le t o b uild w ha t he no w calls home Steve W ilson Clancy Montana SA WMILL L T40 HYDRA ULIC SUPER BLADES DOUBLEHARD By The Numbers 11000 total squar e feet 100 r ed oak tr ees pr oduced 450 beams 6 y ear s to complete 50000 sa v ed By Samantha Alexan der